Ironing and pressing machine



Aug. 22, 1933.

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IRONING AND PRESSING MACHINE Original Filed May 8, 192? 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 m3 9 I A m4 M5 g latented Aug. 22, 1933 iszasoe IRONING AND ritsssnvo MACHINE Calvin John Shinier, Fort We to The Boss Kcwanec, ill.

Manufacturing 5 1e, 3nd,, assignor Company,

Griginal application May 8,. 1923, Serial No.

276,114. Divided. and this application January 16, 1931. Serial No. EQQZGES 35 Claims.

This invention relates to ironing and pressing machines, and while useful in various connections it is primarily adapted for ironing and pressing workmens gloves, mittens, and gauntlets,

Heretofore in the manufacture of workmens gloves, which are usually constructed of fabric or fabric in association with other materials, very little attention has been given to the appearance or the gloves, and from the time the gloves are formed until they are stacked and placed in cartons the gloves handled several times. The handling of the gloves in this way (aside from the possibility of soiling) oftentimes causes wrinkling, and he amount of massing or wrinkling is of course increased where the gloves have not been subjected to a preliminary ironing or pressing operation, with the result that the boxed gloves, under existing practice, are frequently untidy in appearance.

In my copending application, Serial No. 276,114, filed May 8, 1928, resulting in Letters Patent 1,8555 8, dated April 26, 1932, and of which application the present application is a division, there is illustrated and described a machine overcom ng the above objections, including means whereby the gloves may be arranged on a conveyor and fed through an ironing machine from which they are discharged in o operative position with respect to the stacking mechanism, the operation of the stacking mechanism being controlled the movement of succeeding gloves through the ironing mechanism, and the stacking mechanism being designed to properly register the gloves with a suitably supported box or carton; and when the desired number of gloves has been assembled, with respect to the box, suitable indicating mechanism, such as a bell, is designed to automatically apprise the operator of the fact, and the operator then removes the box with the contained gloves.

The present application relates more particularly to the means for ironing and pressing the gloves previous to the boxing and stacking oper-- ation, together with means for delivering the gloves to and from the ironing and pressing mechanism, it being obvious that the ironing and pressing mechanism and associated parts are useful in connections other than with the pa 'ticular stacking and boxing mechanism illustrated and described in my copending application.

The present application also is directed to means associated with the ironing and pressing mechanism for counting the gloves as pressed, whereby the indicator or signalling mechanism (Cl, SS-13) will be automatically operated and'apprise the' same previous to the boxing operation, it being custom to box the gloves with a definite numher in each box.

It is obvious, of course, that while the ironing, ssing, and conveyor mechanisms, as well as indicating mechanism, herein described, are intended primarily for operation upon gloves and particularly workmens gloves, these various mechanisms erein des 'ibed andclaimed are susc of uses and adaptations e the ceotible of a wide rang and are not restricted to any specific type of stackin and boxing mechanism, such as constithe subject-matter of claims in my copendlng parent application hereinabovc referred to.

The various improvements and novel details of construction and arrangement of parts ofthe present invention will be more fully understood from the description to follow when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part h eof, and wherein is disclosed for the purpose of factory ernbodnn t of the invention, it being understood that nanor details in the construction and arrangement of may be resorted to without departing from or avoiding the general appearance or the spirit of my invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine made in keeping with my invention;

Figure 2 is an opposite side perspective;

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section, the carriages and other parts of the stacking mechanism being omitted; t

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the machine with the parts removed; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged top plan of the machine, with parts removed and other parts broken away;

Figures 6, 7, 8, and 9 aredetail views.

In the description, it will 'be understood that like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views of the'drawings; p

The main framework for the machine includes side walls, preferably of metal, and generally designated by the reference characters A and B,

and for convenience in the reading of the drawings that side of the machine having the side wall A w l be referred to the front side wall, and that side of the machine having the wall B will be referred to as the rear side of'the machine. Assuming that gloves are thearticles'to be ironed stration a convenient and satisri (1E The side walls A and B have adjacent the bottom thereof elongated extensions 1 and 1 respectively, adapted for connection with the side walls of a glove stacker frame or chute to be hereinafter described. The top edges 2 and 2 of the side walls conveniently incline upwardly to wards what may be said to be the forward end of the machine and connect with curved parts 3 and 3 which in turn connect with the projecting arms 4 and 4 The side walls A and B are adapted to support therebetween the. glove conveyor and pressing mechanism. 5 is a relatively large main roller which projects between the side walls A and B and has a suitable shaft 6 projecting at its ends through suitable bearings in said side walls A and B. Positioned upon that projecting end of the shaft at the front side of the machine is a suitable drive wheel 7 which is adapted to be rotated in any desired manner, as by hand manipulation, but which in the present embodiment of the invention conveniently takes the form of a pulley having a peripheral groove i adapted to receive a drive belt 8 preferably driven by a suitable motor of any convenient construction, as illustrated in Figure 5. The relatively large roller 5 may be termed a main presser roll and operatively associated with the latter is an auxiliary presser roll 10, which latter, however, is normally spaced out of contact with the main presser roll 5. The auxiliary presser roll 10 has shaft extensions 11 mounted in suitable bearings taking the form of slotted ways 12 in the side walls A and B of the frame adjacent the rear upper end thereof.

A suitable spring 13 connects at one end with an arm or bracket on the shaft 11, and at its opposite end to the side wall A, said spring tending to normally exert inward pressure on the auxiliary presser roll whereby the shaft 11 for said roll will assume a position in contact with the lower edge of the slotted ways 12. An upper guide roll 14 is mounted upon a suitable shaft 15 having bearings in the side walls A and B. A guide roller 16 'projects between the side frame extensions 4 and 4 and is freely mounted for rotation on suitable pintles 17 projecting through slotted ways 18 in said side frame extensions, and said pintles are adapted to be secured in adjusted positions along said slotted Ways as by securing bolts or the like 19. A lower auxiliary guide and presser roll 20 projects between the side Walls A and B, said roll being mounted upon a shaft 21 the extended ends of which are positioned in slotted ways 22.

A lower guide roll 23 is provided, having a shaft 24 projecting through slotted ways 25 in the side walls A and B; and suitable springs 26 connecting at one end to pins 27 on the side wall frames and at the opposite end to a projecting lug or bracket sleeved upon the shaft extension 24, serve to exert constant spring-pressure in a di rection towards the extensions 1 and 1 of the side frame parts.

A combination endless glove-carrier and presser belt 28 is provided, the same being constructed of any suitable material but being preferably of leather or the like and having a relatively smooth glove-receiving surface. This endless belt extends over the main presser roll 5 and the guide roll 16 and is adapted to travel under the influence of the drivingpulley '7 in the direction of the arrow as illustrated in Figure '3.

Any normal slack in the belt 28 is taken care of through the medium E the adjustable connection 1819 for the guide roll 16. The combined feed and presser belt 28 is of a width preferably slightly less than the space between the side walls A and B and is wider than the length of the gloves to be conveyed and ironed, and the upper run of the belt constitutes an extended movable receiving shelf adapted for the continu ous deposit thereon of the gloves by the operator who receives the same from the usual hot form of the glove-forming machine and places the gloves while still in a heated condition on said movable shelf formed by the belt 28, in alternate relation; that is to say, the left-hand gloves projecting towards one side wall and the right-hand gloves projecting towards the opposite side wall (rights and lofts being in alternation), so that the gloves as delivered to the stacking mechanism will be arranged in paired relation.

An auxiliary endless belt 29 projects around the guide rolls 14 and 23 and over the auxiliary presser rolls l0 and 20, whereby the inner run of said belt will lie in contact with that portion of the presser belt 28 in engagement with the main presser roll 5.

The upper part of the endless belt 29 below the main presser roll 5 will constitute a delivery or discharge conveyor for the ironed and pressed gloves, whereby to deliver said gloves to the transfer assembly and stacking mechanism to be later described.

It being assumed that the gloves have been ar- 1.

ranged in alternate relation upon the upper portion of the belt 28 which constitutes a feed for the gloves, the latter are delivered one after another between the opposed adjacent faces of the belts 28 and 29, and by reason of the pressure exerted upon said gloves by the belts, through the cooperative action of the presser rolls 5, 10, and 20, said gloves will be ironed or pressed whereby to remove wrinkles and the like, and will be delivered in flattened, smooth condition by that portion of the belt 29 arranged below the main presser roll 5. It will be noted in this con nection that the gloves will be maintained in spaced relationship while being fed through the ironing or pressing mechanism.

The glove transfer, assembly, and stacking mechanism will now be described.

A runway or chute comprises a bottom wall 30 and side walls 31, the rear portions of the side walls being fitted within and secured to the forward extensions 1 and la of the side walls of the main frame. The side Walls at their point of connection with the main frame side walls are separated from one another a distance somewhat in excess of the length of the gloves and have inwardly inclined parts 31a connecting with separate portions 31b, which latter are spaced from one another a distance substantially the length of the glove. The enlarged space between the rear portions of the side walls 31, which as stated is somewhat greater than the length of the gloves, will be of assistance in the movement and assembly of the gloves in the chute under the stacking action; and the intermediate inclined 1 portions 31a assist in the aligning of the gloves 1 wall of the stacking chute.

' ing through slots in the bottom w for reception in he reduced space provided by those portions of the side walls 31b, the gloves substantially filling this latter space, as noted.

It is desirable that the gloves be assembled in the chute or runway in an upright or edgewise condition, with. one edge of glove in contact with the ottoin wall oi the array; and to this end means is employed to insure proper assembly and positioning of the gloves they leave the delivery portion of the belt 29 after the ironing operation. A transfer paddle or guide plate 32 is pivotally inountedso that in one position the upper end thereof will contact with that portion of the belt 29 projecting around the a roll at which time the paddle will assume an inclination, thereby constituting in a continuation of the general cturvaturc or inclination of the adjacent portion of the delivery belt. it will thus be appreciated that no o emost glove on the delivery run of the belt, ch at this time is spaced from the next adjacent glove, will be delivered from said belt directly onto the paddle or plate'32 and slide down the later, whereby one edge of the glove will rest upon the bottom The glove is retained temporarily in this position by a movable abutment comprising an angle plate one portion 33 of which, when the paddle plate is in the posi tion just described, will project upwardly as illustrated in Figur 3, for instance; and the other portion 34 or" which abutment at this time projects substantially horizontally and in contact with the bottom wall of the stacking chute and beneath the lower edge of the paddle or guide plate 32. The paddle or guide plate also constitutes a transfer medium whereby to deliver the gloves in stacked relation against one another in the chute and also serves to impart longitudinal movement to the gloves along the runway provided by the bottom wall of the stacking chute. Convenient means for operating the transfer paddle is as fo1lows:-.! downwardly from the side i all extensions 1 l l= ha ers and 36 adapted for supporting there?- tween elongated guide bars 3'7, one at each side of the machine, and SZQSELC :1 these guide are-suitable carriages a longitudinally thereupo plate 32 has doi bars pted to move The gc'ie or panel pro -l/ s p ssa and having laterally projecting pintles l mounted upon bear ings on said carriages 38a and whereby the paddle or plate is adapted movement along the chute with the earl and is also adapted for swinging movement about the axis provided by said pintles i0.

' Supporting bracelets 41 project outwardly and downwardly from he frames 1 and 1*. being secured to the latter as by bolts or the like 42, at a point between the S and 36 and passing to the outside of the elongated carriage uides 37. These brackets 41 ar adapted to support therebetween transverse rotatable-shaft i3. Aiiixed to that side of the shaft projectingto what been termed the front side of the machine, is an arm i-l projecting upwardly and pivotally connested at its free end a pin 45 to a l1orizon-. tally extending ari 4-3 the arm 43 being connected with the car iage 38" to im a t rover" 2 to the latter. It will thus be seen that accord n to the rotation of the transverse shaft in one direction or another, the car v. l n movement imparted thereto, either forward or backward, along the guide bars Assuming that this transverse rock-shaft moved in a direction to impart forward movement to the arms al-ai6, the carriage 38a will have forward- 11loveinent imparted thereto which in turn imparts movement to the transfer paddle plate 32 in a forward direction. tending shalt 4 etc between and connected to the carriages 3a, 381) and has onset terminals to overlie the rear surfacesoi' the downwardly 3 on the transfer plate 32 and ed abutments 4:8 project inwardly from the 'acket supports 4-1 adapted to, as the transfer noved by the carriages, conlower terminals 32 of the .Ter whereby in th con- -1 forward liV 3IFllll of the carriages 38a and the plate 32 will be tilted about its axis to assume anupright position in the stacking chute. V

The glove-abutment an le plate 3334 is pivoted at 33a to the bottom wall of the stacking ch te, and a spring-actuated arm 5Q is connected to the under surface of that part 34 of this angle plate abutment and projects through a slotted op ningin the bottom wall of the glove stacking chute for connection with a suitable spring 51 ad pted to normally move the angle plate 33-34 when released by ti o transfer paddle plate 32 into a position w' reby that portion 33 of the abutment angle platc norinally vertically disto constitute abutment for the glovewill assume a flat position against the bottom wall of the stacking chute to permit the glove ion or the transfer paddle plate 32 to ass over said abutinent plate In reve e movement of the transfer paddle the plate the lower edge of the sarnewill contact with the portion 34 of the glove-abutment angle plate and swing the latter about its pivotal supper-t against t -e ction of the spring connection so as to reposition that portion 33 of the abutment angle plate in glove abutting position, a d in which position it is held, as previously described, by the engagement of the lower edge of. the transfer paddle plate 32 with that portion 34 the abutment angle plate. it will be noted at as the transfer plate 32 in the reverse movement thereof contacts with the part 34 the upper end of the transfer plate will be tilted rearwardly.

The driving znecl'ianism for the transferplate 32 and associated parts is preferably of a character to be controlled and set into operation automatically by the movement of the gloves through the ironing or pressing mechanism heretofore described; and a preferred embodiment of this feature of the invention will now be described.

A driving disc is sleeved upon an extension of the large presser roll 5 at a point outside of what has been termed the rear side wall of the main frame of the machine and has a peripheral arm extension 81 to the free end of which is pivotally connected at 82 an elon ated actuating rod 83 which latter is in turn pivotally connected at 84 to the upper end of a rock arm having in turn pivotal connection at its lower end at 86 to that downwardly extending bracket all supported on the rear side wall of the. main frame. The actuating rod 83 is threaded at its opposite ends connects with its pivotal supporting terminals whereby to permit of lengthwise adjustment; and the pivotal connection 84 between the supporting bracket at the forward end of the actuating rod 83 and the rock arm includes a bolt adapted to fit in one of the apertures 84 in said arm to permit of adjustment at this point of connection A suitable transversely ex ilting movement of the plate. I

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at will. A carriage-actuating arm 87 is pivotally connected at 88 to the rock-arm and at its opposite end to the carriage 38 at this side or the machine, which carriage 38 is connected by a transverse rod 49 with the carriage 38a and associated parts at the front side or" the machine.

Arranged to rotate with the shaft 6 of the main presser roll at a point between the actuating disc 80 and the adjacent side wall or" the frame work is a ratchet wheel 89 adapted to be engaged by a tooth 90 upon a curved pawl 91 pivoted at 92 to the inner surface of said actuating disc 80, which pawl is normally held by a spring 93 so as to position its tooth 90 out or" contact with said ratchet wheel 89. An adjustable abutment 94 is provided upon the side wall of the frame and adapted to, in one position of the pawl 91, contact with the free end thereof and move the tooth 90 of said pawl out of engagement with the tooth of the ratchet wheel 89. The pawl 91 is adapted to be moved into position to engage its tooth with the tooth of the ratchet wheel 89 by a bell-crank lever 95 pivoted at 96 to the adjacent side wall of the main frame and having a pin 97 on the free end of its actuating arm projecting through a slot 98 in the lower end of an arm 99 secured at 100 to the side wall of a piston cylinder 101 in which is positioned a coiled spring 102 sleeved upon the rod 103 of the piston and engaging between the piston head and the top wall of the cylinder. The upper end of said piston rod 103 is secured to a collar 104 sleeved upon an extension of the shaft 11 of the small presser roller 10. A locking dog 105 having an offset shoulder 105 to engage under the pin 97 of the bell-crank lever 95 is pivoted at 107 to the arm 99 and is normally maintained in looking engagement with said pin by a spring 108. A releasing pin 109 is secured on the outer surface of the actuating disc 90 and is adapted in one of the positions of the disc to engage the free end of the locking dog 105 and move the same about its pivot 10'? against the action of the spring 108 whereby to permit the bell-crank lever 95 to move about its pivotal connection 96 and permit the release of the pawl 91 from ratchet-holding engagement with the ratchet 89. A spring secured to the projecting arm 81 of the actuating disc 80 and to the adjacent side wall of the main frame, tends to move said projecting arm of the disc in a rearward direction when the disc has been freed from looking engagement with the ratchet wheel 89, and this rearward movement of the disc arm 81 imparts rearward movement to the elongated actuating rod 83 and its connecting mechanism for impart ing rearward movement to the carriages 38 and 38 operatively connected to the glove-transfer plate.

The operation of the driving mechanism above described may now be briefly reviewed.

Assuming that the large presser roll 5 is under constant rotation, through the medium of a motor or other power-drive mechanism, or handoperating means, as desired, and that no gloves are at this time passing through the machine, no movement will be imparted to the actuating disc 30 and associated parts for driving the glovestacking mechanism, for the reason that the large presser roll 5 at this time freely rotates with respect to the actuating disc 80, and the tooth 90 of the pawl 91 is held out of engagement with the ratchet disc 89 which rotates with the driving shaft 6. Now, as the gloves are fed to the machine by being placed on the upper surface of the food belt 28, as each glove in turn assumes a position between the adjacent faces of the belt 28 and the belt 29 at a point between the large presser roll 5 and the upper relatively small vpresser roll 10, the glove causes the upper presser roll 10 to move upwardly, due to the thickness of the glove, and in this upward movement of the presser roll 10 the latter in turn carries upwardly the connected collar 104, piston cylinder 101, and connected arm 99. At this time the shoulder 106 of thelocking dog 105 carried by the arm 99 being in engagement with the pin 97 at the actuating end of the bell-crank lever 95, the lever will thereby be moved upon its pivot 96 so as to force the free end of the bell-crank lever inwardly whereby to force the pawl 91 inwardly against the action of the spring 93 whereby to engage the tooth 90 of said pawl 91 with the tooth of the ratchet wheel 39. The ratchet wheel is now fixed for movement with the drive shaft of the large presser roll 5. The actuating disc 80 will thereby be caused to rotate against the action of the spring 110 to impart forward movement to the actuating rod 83 and the parts operativeiy connected therewith. This movement of the disc and actuating rod 83 in a forward direction will continue until the locking dog 105 for the bell-crank lever is engaged and moved out of engagement with the pin 9? of the bell'crank lever by pin 109 of the actuating disc 80; whereupon the free end of the locking pawl 91 will contact with the abutment 94 thereby releasing the tooth 90 of the locking pawl 91 from locking engagement with the ratchet wheel 89, the spring 93 holding said pawl with its tooth out of ratchet engagement; and the spring 110 will at this time impart a reverse movement to the actuating disc 80, and simultaneous rearward movement to the actuating rod 83 and the stacker mechanism. As will be understood, prior to the reverse movement of the actuating disc 80, the presser roll 10 is moved downwardly by the spring 13, the arm 90 moving downwardly carrying with it the pawl 105, the shoulder 106 of the pawl being moved downwardly beyond the pin 9'7, and at the beginning of the reverse movement of the actuating disc 80, said pawl will be returned by the spring 108 to normal position in advance of the return of the pin 97.

Means to indicate the number of gloves passing through the machine, whereby to keep a check on the number of gloves operated upon as well as to assist the operator in checking the number of gloves to be boxed in each carton placed at the front end of the glove runway, will now be described:

A bell 111 is positioned on one of the side walls of the machine, and arranged to cooperate with said bell is a striker arm 112 pivoted intermediate its ends at 113 to the side wall of the machine; and said striker arm has a striker knob 114 normally held in contact with the bell by a spring 115 secured to the arm and to the adjacent side wall of the frame at 116. The opposite free end 112 of the striking arm is arranged in the path of a pin 117 secured to one surface of a ratchet wheel 118 adapted to have intermittent movement imparted thereto by a The parts pawl 118a mounted on the side wall B holds the ratchet wheel against movement except when the ratchet weel actuated by the pawl 119. Assuming that the teeth of this ratchet wheel 118 correspond in number to the normal supply of gloves for each box or carton to be filled, it

will be appreci ted that the successive operations of the ratchet wheel 118, tooth by tooth, as each glove passes through the pressing mechanism, will result, when one complete revolut on of the ratchet wheel 118 is accomplished, in causing the pin 11'. on said ratchet di c 11?; to engage the free end 112 of the striker arm 112 and move the same downwardly, and striker knob 114 upwardly against the action of its connected spring 115. Now, as the st leased from the pin 117 the bell .vill'be sounded, thus apprising the operator that the necessary supply of gloves has passed through the machine for that particular boxing operation.

Carton or box-supporting mechanism isassociated with the glove runway of chute. The runway or chute at its forward end is of construction and size to have fitted over said inner end the glove receiving box or carton 120. Elongated, horizontally disposed spring arms 121 secured through the means of downwardly extending flanges 122 to the walls of the runway or chute, and these spring arms assume a position extending inwardly from and slightly spaced upwardly from the sides of the chute with the forward terminals 121a upwardly curved so that as the box is positioned over the front end of the chute the upper side of the box will slip between the spring arrns 121' and the upper edges of the sides of the chute. In assembling the box, that portion of usual folded top which connects with th side of the box now disposed uppermost may be folded back as indicated at 12% upon the uperniost side of the box whereby to engage beneath the spring arms 12]. and thereby offer no obstruction at the open end of the box for the ready passage of the gloves along the chute and into the box. Suitable spacing bars 123 may also be positioned upon the bottom wall of the chute adjacent the front end to be engaged by the lower side of the wall of the box hereby space the inner surface of said lower side of the box from the bottom wall of the chute and fr the movable parts sheath the chute associ d with the movable gloveabutment plate l chute. These .spac ing bars 113 are inuned at the ends as illus trated at l. wherein; to facilitate the ready passage of the box over the end of the chute.

A general review of the opemtion the GZtGChiiLS follows The machine having placed in operation thro gh the of ham o motor power ap- Q rig ts, upon the conveyor belt 28. The gloves as rey nil r e belt 2" the surface of belt the cooperating belt 29, will b or pressed in a fiat condit-i free ides by reason of the pressure exerted as gloves pass under the belts 23 and between the rolls and lo and 20. The foremost ironed glove will ironed and delivered, prised of this fact, due to the automatic opera-V 3, with flange of said angle plate projecting upwardly whereby to constitute an abutment for the glove as slides down the'transfer plate 32 as delivered from the belt 29. As a succeeding glove moves into position between the large presses roll 5 and the upper smaller presser roll it, the glove transfer mechanism is automatical- 1y brought into operation, the connection between the upper presser roll and the bellcranl: lever 95, as previously described, in the rising movement or" the presser roll 10 under the outward pressure of theglove therebelow, will move the pawl 91 into holding engagement with the ratchet 89 movable with the drive shaft 6 of the large presser roll 5, with the result that the actuating rod 83 will be moved forwardly and carry therewith the carriages 38 38 As said carriages move forward, the transfer plate 32 having also been-moved forwardly with said carriages- 38 -38 said transfer plate imparts movement to the glove lying upon said plate over and past the angle abutment plate 33, said abutment plate swinging about its pivot under the pressing action of the glove and transfer plate. The glove in contact with the transfer plate 32 will be positioned by the continued movement of the transfer plate into contact with the rearznost'glove in a stacked series 'in the glove chute; generally indicated by the numeral 31.

At about this time the pawl 91 having been brought into contact with the abutment plate 94 will be moved with its tooth 90 out of engagement with the ratchet disc 89 thereby releasing the actuating disc which under the action of the spring 110 will move the connected disc and actuating rod 83 rearwardly. The transfer plate 32 will, under the return movement of the actuating rod 83, assume a position with its free end in contact with the'delivery end of the belt 29 whereby to receive a succeeding glove to be transferred and assembled with other gloves in the. chute, said transferv plate being tilted rearwardly by "gravity. as soon as the lower project- 'ing portions 32a of the plate are disengaged from the abutments 48. At this time the shoulder 106 of the locking dog 105 which was previously released by the abutment pin 109 to perrnit of the release of the pawl 91 from the ratchet 89, will again have assumed a position in contact with the pin 97 whereby to cause the subsequent tilting of the bell crank lever 95 so as to force the pawl 91 inwardly to engage the ,tooth '90 of the pawl with the ratchet 89 asa succeeding glove presses the small presser roll 10 upwardly and with it the piston arm connections 99, 151, 102, 103, and 194. By reason of the piston connections just briefly referred 'to,

a safety relief is provided to protect the parts against undue pressure, etc.

When the desired number of gloves have been the operator will be .ap

tion of the signal 111, as previously described;

whereupon the operator will remove the specified number of gloves from the chute and place them in a box or carton.

What I claim is:

1. In a machine for pressing gloves and the like, the combination of cooperating movable presser members arranged to receive gloves therebetween, a signal, a movable actuating member for the signal operatively associated with one of said presser members, and one of said presser members being bodily movable under the action of the gloves passing between the presser members for imparting movement to said actuating member, and mechanism interposed between the actuating member and the signal for operating the latter after a predetermined number of gloves has passed between the presser members.

2. In a machine for pressing gloves and the like, movable presser rolls, a signal, a movable actuating memberfor said signal operatively associated with one of said presser rolls torotate therewith and normally stationary, one of said movable presser rolls being bodily movable under the action of the glooves in passing between the presser rolls for causing said actuating memher to rotate with one of the presser rolls and thereby control the operation of the signal.

' 3. In a machine for pressing gloves and the like, the combination of movable presser rolls, one of said rolls being rotatable, and the cooperating presser rolls being rotatable as well as bodily movable with respect to the other roll, an indicator, and an actuating .nernber for the indicator adapted to be moved by the rotatable roll to actuate the indicator, and means controlled by the bodily movement of the other roll for rendering said actuating member operative.

4. In a machine for pressing gloves and the like, the combination of a main presser roll, a bodily movable cooperating presser roll, a signal, an actuating rotatable member for said signal operatively associated with the main presser roll, and means controlled by the bodily movement of the cooperating presser roll for coupling the rotatable member with the first-named presser roll for rotation with the latter.

5. In a machine for pressing gloves and the like, the combination of a main presser roll adapted to rotate about a substantially axis, a rotatable cooperating presser roll mounted for supplemental movement towards and from the main presser roll, a signal, an actuating member for the signal normally inactive and adapted to be coupled for movement with the main presser roll, an operative connection between said actuating member and the auxiliary presser roll adapted in the supplemental movement of the latter to connect the actuating member to the main presser roll for movement wi h the latter.

6. In a glove pressing machine, the combination of a main presser roll, a movably mounted auxiliary rotatable presser roll adapted'to receive gloves therebetween to be pressed, a signalling mechanism operatively associated with and controlled by a non-rotatable movement of the auxiliary presser roll under pressure of articles passing between the rolls and whereby to indicate the number of pressed articles.

'7. In a pressing machine, the combination of pressing mechanism including cooperating presser members one of which is rotatable as well as bodily movable, means for moving the presse articles away from said pressing mechanism, means to indicate the number of pressed articles passing between the presser members, and means.

associated with the pressing mechanism and con-- trolled by the bodily movement of the bodily movable presser member whereby the operation of both the last mentioned means is governed and actuated in the movement of the articles through the pressing mechanism.

8. In a machine of the character described, the combination of pressing mechanism including cooperating rotatable presser members, a member at the side of one of the presser members rotatable with and independently of said presser member, and releasable clutching mechanism between said presser member and rotatable member, means actuated by the passing of the articles between said pressing members to engage said clutch to rotate said rotatable side member, and an indicator operated by the rotation of said side member.

9. In a machine of the character described, the combination of pressing mechanism including cooperating rotatable presser members, a memher at the side of one of said presser members rotatable with and independently of said presser member, releasable clutching mechanism between said presser member and rotatable member, means controlled by the passing of the articles between said pressing members to engage said clutch to rotate said rotatable side member, artiole handling means to receive the pressed articles, actuated by the movement of said rotatablemember, and a signal also actuated by the movement of said rotatable member.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination of pressing mechanism including cooperating presser rolls, indicating means, a rotatable actuating member for the indicating means to the side of one of said rolls, coupling means between said actuating member and the adjacent presser roll, one of the presser rolls being movable towards and from the cooperating presser roll through the instrumentality of the passage of an article to be pressed between the presser rolls, and means associated with the lastrnentioned roll for rendering active and inactive the coupling means according to the to and fro movement of said roll.

11. In a machine of the character described, the combination of cooperating presser rolls one of which is mounted for movement towards and from the other under the action of articles to be pressed passing from between the rolls, a signal, and means operatively associated with said signal and said presser roll whereby the signal is actuated from the translatory movement of the presser roll caused by the passage 01 articles under this member whereby to indicate the numoer of pressed articles.

12. In a machine of the character described, cooperating rotatable presser members adapted to receive therebetween articles to be pressed, one of said members being mounted for movement towards and from the other under the action of the article passing between said members, a signal, and movable article-delivery member, and means for actuating the signal and delivery member from the translatory movement of the rotatable presser member caused by the passage of articles between the presser members.

13. In a pressing mechanism, the combination of cooperating rotatable presser members adapted to engage articles therebetween under pressure to press the same in the rotatable movement of said members. one of said ratatablc members being mounted for relative movement towards and from the other member under the action of movable presser member, 2

the articles passing between the members, an indicator, and mechanism interposed between the indicator and movable member to actuate the indicator after a predetermined number of movements of said movable presser member.

14.111 a machine for pressing gloves and the like, the combination Of cooperating movabl presser members adapted to press articles the; between, indicator mechanism normally inactive in the rotatable movement of the pressing member when no articles be -g pressed, and an actuating means for s indicator m chanism eratlvely connected h and set into operation by one of said presser l embers by contact of the rticles therewith, said actuat'ng 131"1-5 oeing constructed and arranged operate said indicator mechanism after a given ninnber of pressing operations.

15. In a pressing machine, the combination of cooperating movable presser mom to receive tnerobetween and press a anisni adapted to indie te the mini ies, means interpos twr one pressing members actuating the 1 of said presser more er, connected witl the othn" controlling the operation whereby the same pressed. 7

15. In a pressing machine, thL-ZOll'lfili'ldtlOll Signal mechanism, almain rotatabl pr me her a movable cooperating 13"on87i'fil3?" to receive articles ,therebetvreen and same, and governed by the articles between.seidprcsser n" ing the s gr -.-l mechanism, conirl i .g disc to the signal, clutch tween the main rotatable disc for coupling the d thercwi to control an operative mechanism and to control the c 17. In a pro" ng machine, signal mechanism, a main rotate ber a movable cooperating to receive articles thercbetween and means governed by the articles between saizip ating the s. a1 mechan otnatcd as articles are 1e cocpera" g presscr disc fol EECliZtillfil between main rotate and disc for coupling the disc th rewith to control said to receive therebetween articles to be pressed, stacking mechani m for the pressed articles, indicating mech g disc common to the stacking inechan' in and the 11166131118211, and clii'tohll 'mec the main rotatable pr seer l and disc for coupling the disc thereto for movement therewith to control the movement of the indicater mechanism and the stacking mechanism,

'2 Std. actm a a ratc -et wheel ile with the main presser roll, and a movable dog carried by t t engagii said ratchet 'v e ociated with controlled cooperating roll whereby to actuate the s articles are pressed.

no combii'iation (If an actuating disc operatively associated with the nal mechanism for operat irg the iatter, a ratchet wheel rotatable with the ain pl esser roll, a movable dog carried by -e actuating disc for engaging said ratchet :61 operatively associated with and controlled said-cooperating roll whereby to actuate the disc having an 'icle stacking mechanism cg conne tion for the. latter connected to ils on whereby the stackingmechad operative under the movement aid - press ng machine, the combination of a ser member, a rotatable roll cooperat h and mo nted for bodily movement presser member as artia rotatable sl aft, signal onnted on the shaft for i ove n nt with the latter,

lleciianec between and means for ac mounted ior bodily movement under the action icles passing tliierebetween, a n rmally stationary rotatable actuat 5 isc, ial mechalli operatively with the actuating c controlled the movem nt of said c, a releasable 'clntching mechan b t d. g disc and e main presser roll for causing rotatable move of the actuating disc with the main 1' A shy to control the mechanis; l l between said clutching mechan sm and cooperating roll for actuating the ch lling mechanism by the bodily movement of said roll.

23. In a pressii iacliine, the combination of a herebe ing the pres,

.. ,ble actuating disc,

nal mechanism operatlvely associated with the actuating and controlled by he moveclot, l mesh.

y to control 7 s ed between cooperating roll the clutching .nechanism by the I movement of the roll, and driving connecvtion for said delivery and stacking mechanism l art-roles, a

presser .roll,

having connection with said disc whereby the delivery and stacking mechanism are operable only as the disc is operable and whereby the signal mechanism will indicate the passage of a predetermined number or". articles between the pressing rolls.

24. In a pressing machine, the combination of a main rotatable presser roll, a cooperating rotatable presser roll mounted for bodily movement under the action of articles passing therebetween to be pressed, a rotatable actuating disc to the side of and normally disconnected from the main presser roll, means interposed between the disc and the main presser roll for coupling the same for rotation together, signalling mechanism operatively connected to the disc for actuation through the movement of the latter, and means for actuating said coupling means operatively associated with and governed by the cooperating roll in its bodily movement under the action of articles passing between the rolls.

25. In a pressing machine, the combination of a main presser roll, an auxiliary presser roll movable towards and from the main presser roll under the action of articles passing between the rolls, an actuating disc arranged to the side or" the main presser roll, signal mechanism operatively controlled by the rotatable movement of the disc, and releasable means for connecting said disc to the main roll operatively connected with and controlled by the movement of the said aux iliary presser roll.

26. In a pressing machine, the combination of a main presser roll, an auxiliary presser roll movable towards and from the main presser roll under the action of articles passing between the rolls, an actuating d'sc arranged to the side of the main presser roll, signal mechanism operatively controlled by the rotatable movement of the disc, releasable means for connecting said disc to the main roll operatively connected with and controlled by the movement of the said auxiliary presser roll, stacking mechanism for the pressed articles, and driving means for the stacking mechanism connected with and operable only under the action of said disc.

27. In a pressing machine, the combination of a main presser roll, an auxiliary presser roll movable towards and from the main presserroll under the action of articles passing between the rolls, an actuating disc arranged to the side of the main presser roll, a signal, operating means therefor operatively connected with the disc for actuation after a predetermined number of movements of the disc, and releasable m ans for connecting said disc to the main roll, operatively connected with and controlled by the movement of the auxiliary presser roll.

28. In a pr ssing machine, the combination of a main presser roll, an auxiliary presser roll mounted for bodily movement, signalling mechanism, movable actuating means for the signal, means for imparting movement to the actuating means according to each movement of the auxiliary roll under the action of articles passing therebeneath, and means whereby the signal will operate only after a predetermined number of movements of the actuating means as moved by the movement of the cooperating roll' 29. In a pressing machine, the combination of a main presser member and an auxiliary coop crating rotatable presser roll mounted for bodily movement, signalling mechanism, stacking mechanism, an actuating member for the signalling mechanism and the stacking mechanism, a connection between the bodily movable roll and the actuating means and between the actuating means and the stacking mechanism whereby upon each bodily movement of the roll the stacking mechanism will be operated, and a connection between the actuating means and the signalling mechanism whereby the latter will be operated only after a plurality of operations of said stacking mechanism under the action of said actuating means.

30. In a glove pressing machine, the combination of a main presser roll, an auxiliary presser roll mounted for movement towards and from the main presser roll, signalling mechanism, and means for open 1g the latter after a predetermined number of gloves have been pressed, said means being operatively connected with and controlled by the movement of the auxiliary presser roll towards and from the main presser roll. 7

31. In a glove pressing machine, the combination of a main presser roll, an auxiliary presser roll mounted for movement towards and from the main presser roll, signalling mechanism, and means for operating the latter after a predetermined number of gloves have been pressed, the said means being operatively connected with the main presser roll, and an actuating member for said means operatively connected with and governed by the movement of the auxiliary presser roll away from the main presser roll under the pressure of the gloves.

32. In a pressing machine, the combination of glove stacking mechanism, glove pressing mechanism, the latter comprising cooperating rotatable pressing members one of which is bodily movable with respect to the other, and signalling mechanism associated with the presser members to indicate after a particular number of gloves have been stacked, connection between the stacking mechanism and the bodily movable presser member whereby the stacking mechanism is set into operation by the bodily movement of the presser member, whereby both the signalling and the stacking mechanisms are controlled by the outward pressure or" the bodily movable member under the action of the gloves passing between the presser members.

33. In a pressing machine, the combination of a main presser member, auxiliary cooperating rotatable presser member to receive gloves therebetween and press the same, the auxiliary presser member being mounted for movement towards and from the main presser member under the action of the gloves passing between the members, and signalling mechanism operatively associated with the pressing mechanism and adapted to impart a signal only after a plurality of outward movements of the auxiliary presser member under the action of the gloves whereby to indicate after a predetermined number of gloves have been pressed.

34.. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a glove runway adapted to support at its discharge end a glove-receiving box, glove pressing mechanism, glove stacking mechanism arranged between the discharge end of the runway and the love pressing mechanism to receive the pressed gloves from the pressing mechanism and stack the same and deliver the stacked gloves into the supported box, signalling mechanism for operating after a predetermined number of have been delivered to mechanism for operatsaid box, and actuating ing the stacking and signalling mechanism 36. In a glove pressing machine, the combination of cooperating presser members adaptedto receive therebetween gloves or articles to be pressed, means for delivering gloves in succession between said presser members, a signal, the presser members being relatively movable with respect to one another under the action of the gloves passing therebetween, and means governed by said relative movement to actuate said signal after a predetermined number of gloves have oassed between the presser members.

CALVIN JOHN SHIMER. 

